Senior Business Planner

Do you want to be part of the team building the next generation of gaming technologies for Microsoft? Are you passionate about gaming subscriptions and helping Microsoft reach the more than 2B+ gamers on the planet with our gaming services?

The Xbox Gaming Subscription Business Planning team (which is home to Xbox Game Pass) is responsible for driving more subscribers, engagement and monetization to the Xbox ecosystem and platform. This role provides an incredible chance to build general management acumen, develop end-to-end business leadership skills and drive a significant impact on a marquee service in a fast-changing category. This role is a highly visible position where you'll need to become a strategic partner and trusted advisor with senior Microsoft leaders across the Gaming organization.

We are seeking an innovative and curious Senior Business Planner who will play a critical key role in defining and achieving our growth objectives by driving the financial modelling and valuation of our subscribers. This person will be responsible for leading multiple cross-organization workstreams and projects across a variety of areas, including the development of a valuation model (CLR/LTV) and its drivers (e.g., Customer Acquisition Cost, Retention) to be used when assessing strategic decisions. Above all, this person will need to have a desire to help drive change and growth in a rapidly evolving industry. This role has potential to develop into a people manager role, and requires a demonstrated track record of leading strategic projects to execution and peer or people management experience.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience
• OR equivalent experience

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Computer Science, Economics, Business, or related field

• OR 6+ years product management, strategy consulting, finance, business/corporate development, or related experience AND Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA), or related field

• OR equivalent experience.

• 2+ years people management experience

• Extensive financial modeling experience, with comfort pressure testing key assumptions from multiple perspective and explaining drivers simply to others

• Excellent executive communication skills (written and verbal), including a track record of leading synthesized and clear discussions with senior leaders to actionable decisions

• Experience with subscription businesses preferred

Business Planning M4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $101,200 - $194,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $130,000 - $213,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 6, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

• Partner across teams and organizations to drive a unified view on CLR/LTV, and its main drivers, to be used when assessing strategic questions.

• Develop perspective on all up growth across revenue and subscriptions volume by maximizing investment tradeoffs

• Provides guidance to team by defining the customer segmentation, acquisition cost, churn, customer lifetime value, and determining the optimal model outcomes (e.g., programs, promotions, pricing, products) to drive user growth and value.

• Build business cases on specific topics to influence investment decisions, roadmaps, go-to-market strategy, and/or strategic deal outcomes.

• Oversee the quarterly forecasting and annual planning processes to ensure it meets the latest business needs

• Be the connective tissue across planning and business insights by playing a key role in the monthly business review process.

• Build effective relationships with colleagues across marketing, finance, engineering & business organizations

• Embody our Culture and Values